General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 807 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2015 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: SEN. HARTLEY, 15th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 807 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2015 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: SEN. HARTLEY, 15th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING ESTABLISHED LOCAL NONPROFIT PROVIDERS AND STATE CONTRACTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 58 of the general statutes be amended to add a preference in the bidding process for not-for-profit providers who have a central office that is located in a community in the state and have served such community for at least five years for purposes of awarding a contract for any new or expanded program in such community. Statement of Purpose: To recognize established local not-for-profit providers' knowledge of their service area in the program grant application process.